Design Manager - Frankfurt, Berlin or Dusseldorf, Germany

RED are an expanding international M&E consultancy, with a proven track record in low energy design, focused on providing excellent design solutions to clients.

Through our market leading technical expertise, we enable the world’s digital infrastructure and develop the built environment whilst also helping clients realise ambitious plans for zero carbon-built environments. We cover the entire life cycle of any building project, with our broad capability offering saving our clients time, money, and effort. Our approach is centred around listening to our clients and interacting energetically with our fellow project stakeholders. We add value with our people, client service ethos, global delivery strategy, technical ability, and attitude.

We are seeking a Design Manager to be based out of our Frankfurt, Berlin or Dusseldorf office in Germany.

Role Responsibilities

Provide design management support to the Project Manager (Project Lead) from inception through to completion, including pre and post contracts. Confidently manage relationships between the design team and Subject Matter Expert (SME), while maintaining an excellent relationship with the Client. Ensuring efficient use of resources throughout and act with integrity and high professional standards.

• Use design management delivery tools to monitor and control project coordination arrangements, including reporting on various inputs and outputs for overall project progress tracking and delivery. 
• Supports more senior staff within the RED Technology team with delegated tasks in delivery of projects. Typical tasks may include preparation of project reports, action trackers, coordinating multi discipline activity
• Lead Data manipulation of Architecture, MEP, C&S Information together with project support functions.
• Manage the design and interfaces between disciplines and subconsultants
• Carry out independent reading and research to support delivery of projects
• Liaison with various contractors, clients and internal/external consultants regarding delivery of projects
• Ensures document control requirements are fulfilled prior to issue of information by making sure drawings have correct titles etc and are in correct order
• Coordinate teams to deliver coherent and well-rehearsed face to face page turn presentations
• Manage virtual design teams working across multiple time zones
• Quickly understand clients process and develop supporting tool 

Role Requirements

• Knowledge of design management and project management principals, process and reporting methodologies
• Intermediate level in career (3-5 years experience)
• Preparation of presentations and or bid and submission materials.
• Enthusiastic, driven and dynamic self-starter with career progression aspirations
• Demonstrate a thorough understanding of the design process 
• Ability to prioritise own workload
• Ability to work to deadlines
• Demonstrate a thorough understanding of the design process
• Understanding of European codes and standards.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite (word/excel outlook/PowerPoint)
• Understanding of Microsoft Project with a desire to learn to become fully proficient
• Ability to use IT based calculation and spreadsheet software
• Adaptable, proactive approach to engineering tasks
• Ability to step outside A/E consultancy delivery norms and embrace an intensively collaborative design environment working for and reporting daily to an expert client
• Ability to work well, either alone, or as part of a team under own initiative
• Sound knowledge of key Health and Safety issues and legislation
• Able to chair & facilitate meetings at all levels and record key actions.
• Have an appreciation of different cultures and embrace the same
• Support the delivery of projects in accordance with the expectations of the RED Project Delivery Process from a Project Management, Financial Management, QA/QC and Technical Review perspective
• To understand and maintain the long terms goals of the business
• To understand the company QA process, maintain and contribute to the same
• Good understanding of international working and business operations of a global consultancy 

Benefits

• Salary commensurate with experience.
• Our people work in friendly teams with a collaborative approach and mentoring support from talented leaders.
• We offer a comprehensive benefits package and are an equal opportunities employer.

*This role will ideally suit those with the right to live & work in Germany without restrictions.

RED is a company of Tractebel.